Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
In the years of teaching kindergarten, we usually had helpers each week who were chosen from the children in the class, and each child got a chance throughout the year to do each of the helper opportunities offered. These included jobs such as, line leader, lunchroom monitor, paper passer, and the ever popular door holder among other things. The kids loved it when it was their turn to be a classroom helper because it seemed to give them a sense of responsibility and importance.
A disciple is defined as a follower and a learner. Sometimes I even hear children refer to the disciples as helpers, and I think that’s a good description. There were twelve of these helpers, and Jesus took three years to train, teach, show, and transform the men he had chosen to be with him. When he was through, He then commissioned them to spread the Gospel throughout the earth.
These helpers were there to follow Jesus, to learn from Him, and to exemplify Him in all areas of their life. They knew if they wanted to follow Christ, they would have to follow Him into a life which involved sacrificing their own life to live more Christlike. They lived with the mindset that the life they had in Christ was worth the loss of the earthly life they would have without Him. They also realized they would have to surrender their own personal agenda in order to deny themselves and follow Him.
It’s interesting that the word disciple or helper doesn’t just apply to the Apostles who followed Jesus during His time on earth. The word applies to any one of us who follow Jesus and his teachings today. Anyone who professes to be a Christian can be a helper.
Instances of people being helpers happen every day all around us. During the years that Jesus walked the earth, He lived a life of compassion, and He clearly expected His followers to be concerned about the needy, the poor, and the distraught.
We, as helpers today have the opportunity to offer hope to those who need it, wait for miracles, and be prepared for the ways God can work in our lives and those of others. In short, be a helper of Jesus.
You can have everything in life you want if you will just help other people get what they want. Zig Zigler